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Ofakazi Bokumelana Lo-Israyeli
1 Zwanini ilizwi elikhulunywe nguThixo ngani lina bantu bako-Israyeli Lomndeni wonke engawukhupha eGibhithe:
2 “Yini kuphela engalikhethayo
kuyo yonke imideni yasemhlabeni;
ngakho ngizalijezisela
zonke izono zenu.”
3 Ababili bayahamba bendawonye
ngaphandle kokuba bevumelene ukwenzanjalo na?
4 Isilwane siyabhonga ehlathini
kungelalutho esingalubamba na?
Siyabhonga esikhundleni saso
singabambanga lutho na?
5 Inyoni iyabanjwa emhlabathini
okungelamjibila othiywe khona na?
Umjibila uyathanca usuke emhlabathini
kungelalutho olubambayo na?
6 Lapho icilongo likhala edolobheni
abantu kabethuki na?
Lapho incithakalo isehlela idolobho
kayenziwanga nguThixo na?
7 Impela uThixo Wobukhosi kenzi lutho
engavezanga icebo
lakhe ezincekwini zakhe abaphrofethi.
8 Isilwane sibhongile,
ngubani ongayikwesaba na?
UThixo Wobukhosi usekhulumile
ngubani ongayekela ukuphrofitha na?
9 Memezelani ezinqabeni zase-Ashidodi
lasezinqabeni zaseGibhithe lithi:
“Buthanani phezu kwezintaba zaseSamariya;
libone isiyaluyalu esikhulu phakathi kwayo
lokuncindezela phakathi kwabantu bayo.”
10 “Kabakwazi ukwenza okulungileyo,” kutsho uThixo,
“bona ababuthelela impango
baphange lasezinqabeni zabo.”
11 Ngakho uThixo Wobukhosi uthi:
“Isitha sizachitha ilizwe;
sizadiliza izinqaba zenu,
siphange izinqaba zenu.”
12 Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:
“Njengomelusi ehlenga emlonyeni wesilwane
amathambo amabili kuphela omlenze loba isiqa sendlebe,
bazahlengwa kanjalo abako-Israyeli abahlala eSamariya
bethithibele ekucineni kwemibheda yabo,
kanye laseDamaseko phezu kwemibheda yabo yokuphumulela.”
13 “Zwanini lokhu lifakaze ngendlu kaJakhobe,” kutsho iNkosi, uThixo uNkulunkulu uSomandla.
14 “Ngosuku engizajezisela u-Israyeli izono zakhe
ngizabhidliza ama-alithare aseBhetheli;
impondo ze-alithare zizaqunywa
ziwele emhlabathini.
15 Ngizadiliza indlu yebusika kanye
lendlu yehlobo,
izindlu eziceciswe ngempondo zendlovu zizadilizwa
lezindlu ezinkulu zizabhidlizwa,”
kutsho uThixo.